The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-01
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.
u. Vi. 4. 4 ---ThankSSiVins Day
Guod Trade--A Central Farmers
Club Kovement-C Got
TON Fire.

Mrs. lt!a l.. GOuStE, Oh NeWOcfFE, Wa:
visiting in town yesterday.
Misses Ella and Alice kinard, anC
Mrs. Pierce kinard. of Ninety-SiN, have
been visiting Mrs. J. W. Bowers.
Candidate NJ. J. Fpiing OF Newberty
Theological Seminary filled the Rev. C..
A. Marks pulpit on last Sunday.
Mr.. 4. G. Crooks, of Walton, who has
been sick a long time is again behind
the counters a: Wise Bros.
The sick il Rev. J. \. Sligh's family
have improved sufficiently for him to
leave for the Senate chamber on last
Monday.
MesSrs. Schunpert Il Bro, have be-
gun to close out their entire stock OF
goods at cost, with L view OF retiring
from the mercantile business.
Plastercr Hennessey is putting the
outside finish on the Baptist church.
This will be beautiful and substantial
editice when completed.
The number OF bales OF cotton sold
here sfor the week ending Tuesday Nov.
30, is 257 against 1863 last week. Total
number to date 1902. Price to-day for
mildling cotton %.
We are satisfied that our merchants
lost nothing by observing Thanksgiving
day, but rather gained by it, for on the
very next day they were blessed with an
unusually good trade. Everybody was
+ just as busy and Just as pleasant Us they
could be.
Last week the y. NJ. G.. \. held two
public meetings-one in their room Oh
Thursday night, and one in Grace church
on Sunday. These meetings were pretty
we'll attended, but not as we'll as they
ought to have been. We do hope that
the business meu and the ladies Of our
town will not slacken or lose interest in
this noble band Of young men, but give
encouragement and bid them God speed
in their Christian warfare, by your pres
ence at their public meetings. 1t is but
4 very small sacrifice to attend, and you
know not what good it may do. Christ
says: ''He that is not for lis is against
u.s."
Last night Tue>day,) after the arri;al
of the down freight train one Of the boxes
containing % bales of cotton was dis
covered to be Oh fire. This car was
Siderracked and it with all its contents
entirely destroyed. The car was shipped
from Nincty-SiX. The origin of the fire
is unexplained. Little effort was made
to save the cotton as the railroad com
pany refused TO pay the hands for their
efforts. When the depot burned here
on last january the Town Council paid
out s57 for saving railroad property, and
the company refuses to refund i single
dollar, yet they were saved several
thousand dollars.
The whole Of the business machinery
of our town was strictly stopped on
Thanksgiving day. For example, gen.
tleman.a and lady from another county
drove sixteen miles to do some shopping
here, but they vainly tried to induce
any mel chant to open his store. After
spending several hours in these vain cf-
forts, they left town much chagrined,
but returned the next day and made
their purchases. Union services were
held in Grace church by the Rev. j. c.
Boyd, who preached L decidedly inter-
esting and impressive sermon from the
CNLVIIth Psalm, lSt clause OF first
verse: "Praise We the Lor,l.' The min
lister dwclt particularly on the religious
and civil liberties which we as iadivid-
uals and as nation enjoy. No nation
in the world enjoys such privileges and
liberties. and no other nation in the
world has i Thanksgiving day. We
should all, therefore, more earnestly
praise the Lord.
Measures have been taken by several
farmers clubs looking to the formation
Of i central club at this place. We are
glad to see the initiative steps taken,
and hope ere long to see lively, active
consummation of the project. There is
nothing that 50 much gives true charac-
ter and strength to any calling or voca-
ton Il. the banding together of the men
who are directly interested and con-
cerned. True, all men and all classes
of men are more or less concerned or
dependent on agriculture, Lut we allude
strictly 10 the hard. sturdy ycomanry Of
our country. We contend that these
me1 cannot be too closely banded to-
gether; that they cannot derive too
much benefit by the experience OF one
another. In such farmers organiZl-
tions they talk about and compare ways
and means and experiences, and thus
by comparing and reasoning and coun-
selling together they gain a mine OF
knowledge and accomplish that which
is marvellous. even 10 themselves and
the whole race of humanity is benefited
bv their successes. 4 noted author has
said: agriculture is the greatest among
the arts, for it is first in supplying our
necessities. 1t is the mother and nurse
| of all other arts. 1t favorS and strength
ems population; it creates and maintains
manufactures, gives employment to nav
igation and materials to commerce. 1t
animates every species Of industry, and
opens TO nations the surest channels to
opulence. 1t is also the strongest bond
of well regulated Soccty-the Surcst
basis of internal pcace-the natural as